Hi all,I am off out on Thursday night and am going to try and express some milk so my husband can feed Scarlett if she needs feeding while I'm out. I am going to start expressing milk tomorrow morning and freeze what I express and do the same on thursday. When my husband comes to use it, does he need to warm it the same way you would for formula? I never done this before so any tips would be great.I am concerned about the expressing as last time I tried I was very sore afterwards, if it doesn't work I may have to leave a bottle of formula and hope she will take it ( she has a dummy and has taken water from a bottle) I have just bought one of those new bottles which are the closest teats to the breast.

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Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:05 am

debbie4979

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I used to warm mine, 20 seconds in the microwave!!!

Have a great night out

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Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:34 pm

ninarena

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Breast milk heats up a lot quicker then formula,so half the time you would heat up a bottle,that way its not boiling and you have to wait ages for it to cool day.
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Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:52 pm

skye29

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I warm my expressed milk, but you shouldnt heat it in the microwave as it destroys all the goodness in it.

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Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:56 pm

pinkfairy

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Thanks all for your help. Have started to express a store of milk easier than last time!Skye - our babies were born on the same day!

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Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:27 pm

ibby_leeds

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i don't warm EBM. i express for DH to do a night feed. we keep it in the fridge til we go to bed at midnight ish, then just leave it at room temperature on the bedside table til she wants it at about 3am. she takes it fine that way. i've read different views, some say EBM is ok at room temperature for 6 hours, some say 10hours.

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Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:37 pm

pinkfairy

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thanks ibby, I have read to heat breast milk up does take the goodness out of it, so I will leave it at room temperature. By the way love your babys name!

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Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:43 pm

skye29

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ooh Libby i didnt know that! Thanks hun!

Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:47 pm

insonstis

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The hospital told us that milk should only be room temp anyway (thats formula and breast)